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Scruffylookingnerfherder

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  1. I've heard that coal dust can be used as punch lube. Is that correct? Scruffy
  2. I am thinking of making a hot punch and slitter and was wondering if that requires high carbon or tool steel, or whether I could get by making them from mild steel. I figure hardening and tempering would be useless, as the hot metal would ruin a heat treat, but, if I'm not mistaken, high carbon tends to be more resilient than mild, even unhardened, so I'm not sure what to do with this. Thanks! Scruffy
  3. I am trying to put a handle on a knife and maybe a chisel that I made, and I am looking for an inexpensive way to do that. In general, would oak from the local Home Depot work for handle scales? Thanks for your time! Scruffy
  4. Thanks guys. I've had two fires now, so I have enough coke to get the fire going. Now I have to work on controlling my air too, a chunk fell out of my steel yesterday because I got it too hot I work outside though, so sometimes its hard to judge colors. Thanks for your help! Scruffy
  5. The coal is from Kentucky. There is a historical farm/ reenactment place nearby with a blacksmith that offered to show me the ropes, and I'll hopefully be getting in touch with him soon. Thanks for your help! Scruffy
  6. Hello everyone, I picked up some coal recently to use instead of charcoal, and I'm having a few problems. The store that I purchased from said that the coal is of very high quality, and that it should produce very little smoke and very few clinkers. I tried it out today, but it produced a copious amount of green tinged and white smoke, as well as lots of sticky green tinged stuff on the coal. I think those are the impurities, but it seemed like a lot. Some of the coals also stuck together in large chunks, but they weren't clinkers. Is there something that I'm doing to increase the smoke and chunks? See pictures of my forge here Thanks for any help! Scruffy
  7. That's what the lady at the store said when I called. She couldn't say whether it was bituminous or not though. Thanks for the clarification! Scruffy
  8. I doesn't say on their website, I'll have to call them. I seen someone using a forge similar to mine just heap coal over the blower outlet with decent results. Maybe I'll try that.
  9. Thanks for the offer! We do occasionally travel down to Albequerque, but that's not exactly close to El Paso.
  10. The place sells 'high grade Kentucky coal.' Is that bituminous? For general forging, do I need to use bricks for the proper fire depth, or can I just pile it over the blower outlet?
  11. Alright, so I recently discovered a farrier supply store within driving distance that sells coal. I'll have to do some research on how to maintain a coal fire, but if I do pick some up, how does it change how I operate the forge? Do I still need to use bricks as a fire pot? Can I use more air than I do with charcoal? Thanks! Scruffy
  12. Unfortunately, the scrap yards around here only buy and recycle steel, they don't sell it to anyone. That's why I originally bought an anvil from harbor freight. There are a few steel shops I could call, however, to see if they sell scraps. Is there a specific type of steel I should ask for, or will any carbon or tool steel work? Does it need to be heat treated? Thanks, Scruffy
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